Antioxidant potential, cytotoxic activity and total phenolic content of Alpinia pahangensis rhizomes

• Main Authors: Phang, C.W., Abd Malek, S.N., Ibrahim, H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10059/1/Antioxidant_potential%2C_cytotoxic_activity_and_total_phenolic_content_of_Alpinia_pahangensis.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10059/; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/13/243
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Alpinia pahangensis, a wild ginger distributed in the lowlands of Pahang, Malaysia, is used by the locals to treat flatulence. In this study, the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the crude aqueous methanol and fractionated extracts of Alpinia pahangensis against five different ca...